The big iron was gleaming
and the floors of the
International Centre were
jam-packed, as the sold out
National Heavy Equipment
Show rolled into Toronto
on April 18-19, 2013.

Over 12 thousand visitors
came through the doors of
this massive event and they
were not left disappointed.
Many remarked about the
size and diversity of the
heavy equipment being
showcased. The aisles were
packed even though the
show encompassed the largest
floor space ever which
included almost 7.5 acres of
exhibit space! Over 300 exhibitors
participated in this
biennial event, up 25% over
the last show, some from as
far away as Austria.

All the major manufacturers
and brands were
well represented with impressive
displays featuring
the latest, most innovative
machinery and products
on the market to date. Exhibitors
reported excellent
traffic and many sales and
solid leads to follow up on
in the months to come.
Major construction projects
are in the works during the
next several years and the
buyers were definitely at
this event.

Aggregates and Roadbuilding
Magazine was
proud to sponsor the Gravel
Pit again in Hall 5 and
also produced the high caliber
show guide.

The Bell Push-to-Talk
Backhoe Rodeo filled the
bleachers once again with
some of the best backhoe
operators in the area taking
the controls and doing the
seemingly impossible with
these machines. Thank you
to Case, Volvo and New
Holland for the use of their
equipment for the rodeo.
We would like to congratulate
Octavio Miranda, the
winner of the 2013 NHES
Backhoe Rodeo. Octavio
has won every rodeo except
one since 1996, so he
is definitely a force to contend
with. Octavio’s final
time on the three machine
circuit was 1:13. Second
place was Joe Trecapelli
with a time of 1:17 and in
third place was Eric Cousins
with a time of 1:26. We
would like to thank David
Fiddler and Most Excellent
Productions for managing
this exciting feature.

Thank you to the following
organizations for
their continued support of
this event: Aggregates and
Roadbuilding Magazine,
the CAED, and OHMPA.

We now look towards
2015. Stay tuned for updates
about our next National
Heavy Equipment
Show and we wish all of
our visitors and exhibitors
continued success until
then.